Quick Overview

The Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchills is a medium bodied montesco cigar, with 55 ring gauge, 5’1” (130mm) long and comes in a box of 10 cigars. It is one of the latest additions by Habanos S.A. to the Romeo y Julieta brand. After the Short Churchill was released with great success in 2006, Romeo and Julieta modelled all their newer vitolas after this awesome cigar. This is why the Wide Churchill is slightly longer and somewhat wider than the Robusto sized Short Churchills. The cigars are packed full of smooth, subtle, medium flavored aromas. Launched in 2010.

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Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchills - 10 cigars [5.1 x 55]

The Romeo y Julieta Wide Churchills is packed with punchy flavor, this is a medium bodied cigar that feels stronger than it actually is.

Presentation

Dimensions:

Length: 130mm

Diameter: 21.83mm

Ring Gauge: 55

Shape: Montesco

Appearance:

The wrapper is as perfectly rolled as possible, the triple cap is flawless and with no visible seams. The cigar has a beautiful colorado claro tone, like milk chocolate and it is sporting a special golden band that reads “Wide Churchill”.

Smoking Notes:

Before lighting up

The puff before lighting up the cigar is very easy and pleasant. There is a discreet taste of tobacco to it.

Burn/ Draw

The construction of the Wide Churchill is superb, as the effortless draw reveals it and as the burn does not require any attention. About an inch of dark ash holds on strongly at the foot of the cigar. Generous billows of smoke are generated at each puff and the smoke tastes of earth and minerals.

Initial third:

There is no warm-up session with the Wide Churchill. It strikes right off the bat with big clouds of smoke and a creamy taste of tobacco that gives a hint of all the flavors yet to be released. The first third is dominated by some sturdy nuts flavors, such as cashews, pecans and walnuts

Middle third:

In the second third, the cigar reveals its complexity and richness as some fruity and spicy flavors emerge, black currant and nutmeg that is. The nutty aromas are going to the background. It is a great middle third, the ash becomes much whiter and the burn line that was uneven because of the large cigar gauge starts to straighten.

Final third:

To be able to smoke the final third, you need to peel the “Wide Churchill” band off. And then you meet again the flavor profile of the first third, dominated by smooth aromas of nuts and punches of spices. There is no need to put down the cigar as it never gets too hot, and it’s a delight to enjoy it to the nub.

In summary, the Wide Churchill is a wonderful Habanos of perfect construction, very rich and never too powerful.

Smoking time:

45 - 90 Minutes

Additional Information

Brand

Romeo y Julieta

Box of

10

Length

5.1 inches (130mm)

Ring Gauge

55

Factory Shape

Montesco

Strength

Medium

Packing Code

CB-UW-n-10-n-10

Recommendations

Reviews

Follow up review
, 7/27/2017By Mark

This is a follow up to my review on 7/13. After another 2 weeks in the humi, the cigars have settled and are smoking wonderfully. Great mild to medium flavor for an afternoon smoke, with an easy draw and clouds of chewy smoke.

This is definitely worth a bigger box purchase. Only purchased 10 previously.

Not sure yet
, 7/13/2017By Mark

I smoked one after only 3 days in the humidor and was not very impressed. The draw was a bit difficult, not the clouds of smoke I was expecting. The wrapper also started falling apart in the last third, again maybe due to the lack of time in the humidor. Box is from 2016 so it may benefit from some aging. I will try again in two weeks to see if this merits long term aging and a bigger box purchase.

Fantastic smoke
, 8/29/2015By Tim

Fantastic way to spend 90 minutes.

World always seems better afterwards.

Keeps away larger predators.

WOW!
, 4/9/2015By Paul

Right out of the box, despite being a little dry, these cigars smoked and tasted amazingly good. No problem with draw and flavor is complex. Better than anything my friends brought back from Cuba:)

Excellent Cigar
, 3/7/2015By John

I am very happy with my purchase from cigar terminal. The wide churchills arrived quickly and are indeed real cuban cigars. As for the cigar, it burns even and taste great. A very nice almost 60 minute smoke from start to finish. I will definitely be ordering more in the near future.